FIRST IMPRESSIONS of the Inn At Montchanin Village Once housing the laborers who worked at the Hagley Powder Mills nearby, you can’t help but feel a sense of irony as you meander down “Privy Lane” – original latrines line the street where upscale guest cottages now stand. I’d wager the only luxury inn in America that […] Read more
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April 24, 2014
WHY GO: What? You don’t have a lake house? Well, here’s your chance to dip your proverbial toe in the water for a drop in the bucket. All figurative cliché’s aside, this family-friendly Poconos PA Getaway isn’t posh or particularly upscale, unless you consider spectacular sunsets, lakeside heated pool, sailing classes, pro tennis instruction, lazy-day […] Read more
April 4, 2014
Guests have been known to circle Rittenhouse Square looking for a Beaux Arts building: with an uptown name and location, you’d expect the Rittenhouse Hotel to be somewhat neoclassical. This contemporary tower is the last place you’d expect it to be housed. But when you do finally pull into the circular stone entry to this […] Read more
March 28, 2014
If you are expecting a child and live within a few hours drive of Buck’s County PA, there is no better place to savor your Babymoon than the Inn at Bowman’s Hill. Why? Besides the obvious – being catered to in what amounts to a rich uncle’s backcountry estate for couple of days – you […] Read more
March 24, 2014
First opened in 1773 as a rough and tumble stage coach stop, then evolving into a way-station for prosperous sojourners, The Red Lion Inn’s current owner, Nancy Fitzpatrick has breathed fresh, plush life into formerly dated rooms and has added several cottages. If original sloping floors could talk, they’d tell of the tens of thousands […] Read more
March 19, 2014
The Conrad Hotel, New York City There are several qualities that make a hotel great, and the Conrad Hotel NYC– a Hilton brand – has all of them. First, aesthetics: the Conrad is a Modern-Art knockout. Second, service: hotel staff seem to be hired with the kind of proud, friendly and I’d go so far […] Read more
February 10, 2014
Ole Beantown, land of staid, traditional sensibilities and aesthetics, has been emerging of late into chicdom, at least where hotels are concerned. Jury’s (now Lowe’s) led the boutique hotel brigade in Boston, carving trendy accommodations out of a Victorian-Era police station. Next, the sassy Liberty Hotel, which rose from the granite shell of the old […] Read more
January 23, 2014
Park Central Hotel 870 7th Ave. New York, NY How do you get to Carnegie Hall? Stay at the newly refurbished Park Central Hotel and walk across the street. Yes, this former way station for Hollywood stars (Mae West and Jackie Gleason) and First Ladies (Eleanor Roosevelt, who kept a suite here), known in the […] Read more
January 22, 2014
WestHouse New York 201 W. 55th St., NY, NY Just a few blocks from Central Park, Carnegie Hall, the Late Show, and within view of the lights of Broadway, the WestHouse Hotel NYC demonstrates a keen attention to detail and anticipatory, customer-is-king service. The staff really want to make your stay as amazing as possible. […] Read more
April 7, 2013
When hotel booking sites first appeared on the web, they were a godsend. Suddenly, you could look up rates, availability, reviews AND book reservations all in one place. But now that online travel planning is a given, we expect more. The best travel sites not only offer the cheapest rates but also a plethora of […] Read more